Women and Barriers for Upward Career Advancement – A Survey at Perak State Secretariat, Ipoh, Perak

Women's participation in the paid workforce is one of the most significant changes for the last century. Hence, significant progress has been achieved by women with their increase movements into the occupation. The proportion of women in management has increased. However, the proportion of women in decision making especially in public sector still low. Therefore, a survey have been conducted to investigate whether there is a relationship between work-life balance and gender stereotypes among women at public sector. This study has been analyzed the experiences of 63 female public service at Perak State Secretariat, Ipoh. The quantitative method was applied to analyze the data via questionnaire by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 20.0. Finding showed that work-life balance and gender stereotypes have significant relationship toward barriers for upward career advancement among women at Perak State Secretariat, Ipoh.